Public water system · PA7280327
ActiveCedar Grove Mennonite Church
At a glance
Cedar Grove Mennonite Church (PWSID PA7280327) is an active transient non-community water system in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cedar Grove Mennonite Church compare with other water systems in Franklin County?
By EPA's size categories, Cedar Grove Mennonite Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Franklin County has 115 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,182 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 135,909 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Pennsylvania, the 7,217 active systems average 1,741 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Cedar Grove Mennonite Church is about 39% above that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Pennsylvania has 4,429 active transient non-community water systems, 61% of the state's 7,217 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 6,632 Pennsylvania systems (92%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Cedar Grove Mennonite Church?
EPA lists Cedar Grove Mennonite Church as owned by a local government. The PA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 27 of the 115 active systems in Franklin County (23%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Cedar Grove Mennonite Church have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. The violations listed here began between December 1989 and July 2017. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (4 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-10-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1989-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation · code 04 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Cedar Grove Mennonite Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cedar Grove Mennonite Church?
Cedar Grove Mennonite Church (PWSID PA7280327) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Cedar Grove Mennonite Church serve?
Cedar Grove Mennonite Church reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Cedar Grove Mennonite Church get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Cedar Grove Mennonite Church have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Cedar Grove Mennonite Church's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cedar Grove Mennonite Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cedar Grove Mennonite Church is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Franklin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambersburg Boro Water Sys | Franklin | 31,048 | Community | Surface water |
| Guilford Water Auth | Franklin | 28,135 | Community | Groundwater |
| Boro of Waynesboro | Franklin | 13,200 | Community | Surface water |
| Bear Valley Joint Auth | Franklin | 12,589 | Community | Surface water |
| Washington Twp Muni Auth | Franklin | 6,134 | Community | Groundwater |
| Greencastle Area Water Auth | Franklin | 5,500 | Community | Surface water |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Cedar Grove Mennonite Church, PWSID PA7280327, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/cedar-grove-mennonite-church-pa7280327 (data as of October 1, 2026).